Photo Editing Examples For Beginners

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Photo Editing Examples For Beginners

Why do you need photo editing examples for beginners? When you first start out editing your photos, you are likely overwhelmed by the amount of software, techniques, videos, classes, eBooks, and so on. Different people will recommend you different things, give you different resources… It is not easy.

However, photo editing does not have to be hard. In fact, it should be fun! Especially when you start, you often need to see how photos are being edited from start to finish and not just bits and pieces of different editing techniques. Therefore, below is a comprehensive list of my editing tutorials that I publish every week – start to finish examples for you to follow along or be inspired. Welcome to my Photo Editing Examples for Beginners!

I use two photo editing programmes extensively – Aurora HDR and Photoshop (my reviews linked). As I mostly shoot HDR images, I have to use both in conjunction, but there are also many instances in which I only need Photoshop. If you have never heard of HDR Photography, check out my guide here.

If you are indeed looking for specific editing tutorials, such as Photoshop or Lightroom techniques, I recommend checking out Phlearn.com. Aaron Nace is one of the best tutors out there and has a video for most techniques that you will need for your editing.

So! Let’s jump right into my photo editing examples for beginners – start to finish editing examples using Photoshop, Aurora HDR 2019, or Luminar. If you have any questions, let me know and I shall try to guide you to the right resource. Remember, editing is a process and might take some days until you have the hang of it, but once you know what you need to edit, you will not be able to stop. Alternatively, you can jump right to my Youtube channel and take it from there – your choice!

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Welcome back to the next Aurora HDR 2019 editing tutorial for beginners! Today, we will use this great HDR software to edit an image I took in Capri, Italy, to really bring out the colours and make the image pop.
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Today, we will dive in to the Power of a Single Raw File in Aurora HDR 2019! In HDR Photography, you would usually take 3 images at different exposures and merge them in your favourite HDR software. Never heard of it? No worries, here is my ultimate HDR starter guide – it ... Read more here

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Pimp Your Photos in Photoshop Using Colors
Welcome back! One of the (for me) greatest moments during editing images is when you do some simple tweaks to color and brightness, but the image is totally transformed! This works very often, but most beginners in Photoshop think they must spend 300 hours with each ... Read more here

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Aurora HDR How To – Complete Workflow Example: Portos Lighthouse
Welcome back! As I am traveling, I have to keep short but wanted to shoot you a quick video from my lovely hotel room in Stamford, CT!
Today, we will use Aurora to create some HDR awesomeness! The image we will work on has ... Read more here

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5 Tips On How To Use Curves in Photoshop + Giveaway!
Welcome back! After some time traveling, we are back in action and can bring you the good stuff! So today, we will go over 5 Tips On How To Use Curves in Photoshop – and while we are at it, we will ... Read more here

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How To Do Simple Edits in Photoshop – Example: Manhattan Bridge At Night
Welcome to an example on how to do simple edits in Photoshop! Today, it is time to do some Photoshop CC magic – but using super simple tools. We will mostly use Photoshops Camera Raw Filter to change colors, remove ... Read more here

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Learn Editing With Aurora HDR 2018 – Example: Italy’s Rainy Beach
Welcome back to another example on how to learn editing with Aurora HDR! Today is more of an exercise than a full-fledged portfolio picture, but you will still love it!
Remember how I usually say that you need more than one image to create an ... Read more here

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How to Create STUNNING LANDSCAPES in Aurora HDR and Photoshop – Example: Positanos Miracle Sunset
Welcome to another example on how to create stunning landscapes in Aurora HDR and Photoshop! Today we will dive into the world of HDR photography once more – as an example, we will use one of the images ... Read more here

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How To Use Aurora HDR 2018 – Example: A Sunset in New York
Welcome back! If you are stopping by regularly, you know that I love HDR photography – and recently found my new go-to software called Aurora HDR 2018. This is a dedicated software that does nothing else than to create HDR ... Read more here

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How to Improve Your Photos in Photoshop – Example: A Night in New York | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome to your full example on how to improve your photos in Photoshop! First off, I am sorry that I could not post recently – long story short, my house got sold and I had to ... Read more here

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How To Create Beautiful Autumn HDR Images With Aurora HDR 2018 And Photoshop – Example: Autumn in Utah
Welcome to a great example on how to create beautiful autumn HDR images with Aurora HDR and Photoshop! Today it is time to spend some time pimping autumn images. Just recently, I posted an image ... Read more here

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How To Create Stunning Landscape Images In Photoshop And Aurora HDR 2018 | Example: Irish Stairs
Welcome back! Today we will talk about landscape images, or more specifically how you can take them to the next level!
You know how it is – you go places, awesome places, and when you look at the ... Read more here

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How to Boost Your Landscape Images using Photoshop and Aurora HDR 2018 – Example: The Incredible
Welcome back! Today I will take you with me to one of the most amazing places that I have ever seen – The Giants Causeway in Ireland. You will see it at the beginning of the video, ... Read more here

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How to Pimp you Autumn Images in Photoshop and Aurora HDR 2018
Welcome back! Today, we will talk about Autumn. While it is sad that the summer is gone, it is also amazing to see the leaves of the trees changing colour. Old parks that you have visited 23 times before become interesting ... Read more here

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BEST HDR Software EVER? Aurora HDR 2018
Welcome back! I do not know if you know, but I know that some of you know that I am using HDR Photography techniques extremely often in my work. What is HDR, you ask? Wonder no more! Instead, watch a quick explanation from Photographer Trey Ratcliff, ... Read more here

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Defeat Your Fear … Of Photoshop! Get Started With Curves | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! I recently had an interesting conversation with a friend of mine, who admitted that he would love to get a little more into processing, but the problem is that Photoshop is a little bit of a bomb. So ... Read more here

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How to Edit Landscape Images in Photoshop – Example: Utah’s Vast Nothingness | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! You might remember that I lived in Utah for a little bit, where I used every chance I got to go out and admire the landscape. This time, I want to share an image with you ... Read more here

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How to Create a Sunset in Photoshop – Example: Northern Ireland | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! I am sure many of you have been in the same situation – the right place at the wrong time. What I mean is, that you find yourself in a great spot but it is neither sunset ... Read more here

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How to Create Awesome Portraits in Photoshop – Example: People of the Flea Market
Welcome back! I have a confession – I hate approaching people to ask them if I can take a picture of them. I always feel like I am just annoying them!
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How to Edit Outdoor Images in Photoshop – Example: Sunbathing Supreme | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, it is all about not having to go far to take great images. Today’s photo was taken in my backyard – yes, the backyard! It was a sunny day and my dog was just lying around ... Read more here

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How to Create a Dark Atmosphere in Photoshop – Example: Dark Horse | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, I take you back with me about a year ago, to a time when I was traveling randomly through the beautiful landscape of Ireland. I am not actually sure that this is well known, but ... Read more here

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How to Create Awesome Landscapes in Photoshop – Example: Shepherds Dream
Welcome back! Today, I am just tuning in for a short and quick landscape edit of an image that I took in Ireland about a year and a half ago. This was a trip, I can tell ya. We got lost so many ... Read more here

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How to Create a Golden Glow Effect in Photoshop – Example: The Golden Sunset | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, I will give you some quick tips on how to create this awesome golden glow that you see all over the internet when you see sunset images. As an example, I use an ... Read more here

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How to Work with Blurry Images in Photoshop – Example: The Watched Way | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today is gonna be a quick one – you know when you are out and about and you do not really have the chance to adapt your camera settings before taking a shot? This happens ... Read more here

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How to Make Quick Edits in Photoshop – Example: Venice Boats | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today I will tell you a little bit about an image that I had taken in Venice around February this year – see, sometimes you go to holidays and you end up at super touristic places. This is ... Read more here

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How to Edit Landscape Images in Photoshop – Example: Utah Vista | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today it is time for me to look back to a time when I went to Utah to have a go on all the national parks that are so nicely aligned there, haha. Well, looking back is simple ... Read more here

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How to Create an Old Photo Effect in Photoshop – Example: Old Stones | Photoshop Tutorial
This image is from the south of Ireland, a place called the ring of Dingle – an area that I regularly travel to for some days because the landscape is just so0 much different from the Dublin area. ... Read more here

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Create a Mirror Effect in Photoshop – Example: London Operator | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today it is time for some black and white action. While spending some days in London, I aimlessly wandered around to see what the city has to offer, photography wise. And I was not disappointed! When I saw ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop CC – Example: London’s Fire Dancer | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today’s image comes from London, where I had the pleasure of staying for an extended weekend just some days ago. London, like most large cities, is a great place to stay, especially for photography purposes. There is always something ... Read more here

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Landscape Photography – Example: The Road to Light | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! many moons ago I went to the south of Ireland with a friend of mine, Shane. It was a 4-day trip, where I had the pleasure to stop at so many great locations that I gathered about 30 GB of ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Animals – Example: The Tigers of Ireland | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! There are days, where flying away or making a huge trip is just not an option. In such instances, exploring local options is great – think about it, what is a place most cities have ... Read more here

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How to Create a Sunset Effect in Photoshop – Example: Irish Sunset | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Once more, today is a day to create some magic. We all know how it can be to be on a little photo trip over the day, with the weather just not playing along! It is ... Read more here

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How to Fix an Underexposed Photo in Photoshop – Example: Sunsets Center | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today’s image is all about working with underexposed images in Photoshop. Before we jump in and I tell you how to fix an underexposed Photo in Photoshop, let me tell you how the image came to ... Read more here

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How to Post Process Landscape Images in Photoshop – Example: The Arches Entrance | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, I will take you with me to the entrance area of the Arches National Park in Utah. Why not going in? Well, there is no particular reason, but a great photography story. When my ... Read more here

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How to Process Photos in Photoshop – Example: The Canals of Venice I | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, I will take you to beautiful Venice, Italy. I only had the chance to spend a weekend there, but it turned out to be a weekend packed with chances for awesome images. The great ... Read more here

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How to Create a Sunset in Photoshop – Example: Path to Tomorrow | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Today, I will take you with me to an area close to the Arches National Park in Utah, United States. The park itself is “made” out of tons of amazing stone structures – which I will ... Read more here

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How to Edit Landscape Images in Photoshop – Bryce Canyons Guardian | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Recently, I have spent some months in beautiful Utah, United States. Being there has been an awesome experience – there are so many national parks accumulated in this place that it can never get boring. A camera ... Read more here

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How to use Photoshop to Edit Your Landscape Images – Example: Rocks and Bushes | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! This image was taken in Utah, USA. I have spent some months there and can say that the landscape is just something else. Apart from its amazing national parks, it also has a lot ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Enhance Your Landscape Photography – Final Path | Photoshop Tutorial
Welcome back! Are you new here? Well, in my Photoshop tutorials I show you how you can take any normal image and turn it into something special. Today, it is all about the Irish beauty – I took ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Create Black and White Images – Crowned Tree | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! On my recent trip through Utah, I stopped literally everywhere. At some point, my buddy Luis and I stopped at a random carpark, and just by chance there ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Mirror an Image – Red Giant | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! Today, I will take you with me to the Zion National Park, an amazing place located in Utah, USA. Here is the thing: I was there in bright daylight, so ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Your Landscape Images – Example: Zion Below
Welcome back! During my trip through Utah, I did some heavy walking through the many amazingly beautiful national parks there. This one, called Zion, was indeed the hardest as the paths I walked were real. As in real hard. Nevertheless, ... Read more here

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How to Add Stars in Photoshop – Merlins Home| Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to the next of my Photoshop tutorials! Recently, my buddy Shane and I went on a road trip through the south of Ireland for a long weekend. It has been a super long Saturday and an even longer Sunday – ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Enhance Your Nature Images – The Forgotten Stairway | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! I am happy to talk a little about one of my images taken on my recent trip to Utah, USA. On a weekend trip, my buddy Luis and I ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Your Night Landscape Images – Lake of Reflections | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! As I did not have the chance to post every week the last month, it is now time to step up the game again! Being in America right ... Read more here

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How to Create a Magical Scene in Photoshop – Example: The Dark Valley | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! Today, it is time once more to create a little magic. The image I started out with wasn’t the best, but there was plenty of room to improve. ... Read more here

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How to Edit Your Landscape Images in Photoshop – The Guarded Portal | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! Today, it is all about creating an unrealistic scene – on purpose! I am a big friend of creating something straight out of my fantasy, this is one of ... Read more here

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How to Change Color in Photoshop – Tied To No End | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials. Today, it is all about changing the paint in Photoshop! I found it quite pleasing to bring some mad colors into a sky and make it look like a magical ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Landscape Images – The Sheep’s Mountain | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop Tutorials! Today I will talk a little bit about another HDR image taken down in the south of Ireland. Never heard of HDR? Read this first! I loved the whole ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Turn Day to Evening – The Magic Port | Photoshop Tutorials
Welcome back to another one of my Photoshop tutorials! As you may have read in the recent posts, I am still working on images I took while travelling through Ireland. I think I will be, for a ... Read more here

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How to Create a Post Apocalyptic Scene in Photoshop – Example: The Failed Rebuild
Welcome back! While I was touring through the south of Ireland, I came across a little village close to the motorway. A friend and I stopped for a coffee, which was when we found this little demolished building on ... Read more here

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How to Create a Panorama in Photoshop – Example: Ross Castle
Welcome back! This is one of my favourite photographs taken in Ireland. The castle is called ‘Ross castle’, an eye catcher in the very south. Usually the place is full of tourists, but the weather was with me – occasional rain kept ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Create a Dramatic Scene – Example: The Hair Model Horse
Welcome back to another landscape image! While I am not necessarily a horse person, I did love this horse! So today, I will show you how to use Photoshop do create this dramatic scene with the little fella. Remember, if you ... Read more here

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How to use Photoshop to Edit Black and White Images – Example: The Strange Building
Welcome back! Today I show you a super quick example of how to use Photoshop to edit black and white images. I took this one in Dublin at night (as you may have guessed) and knew straight away it’s gonna be ... Read more here

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How to use Photoshop to Edit Night Images
Welcome back! Today it’s time for some night photography peeps! I don’t do it nearly as often as I should to be honest, but anyway, let’s do this. In this post and video, I will show you how to use photoshop to edit the below night image. If you ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Create Magic – The Magic Tree | Photoshop Tutorial
Today, I will show you how I processed this image of a simple tree standing in the middle of a small ruin. The processing was way more complex than I thought it would be – complex in the sense ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Black and White Images
Have you ever tried to stack stones like this? Have you ever tried to do it while its windy? It’s super fun (It actually is!). I took this image in the south of Ireland somewhere on a seemingly random beach – most stones ... Read more here

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How to Mirror Parts of an Image in Photoshop
Hello friends of photography and Photoshop! Today I will show you how I processed an image taken in the south of Ireland. Whats that thing in the middle, you ask? It didn’t have a door, so your guess is as good as mine.
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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Black and White Images
After some absence, I am back! The BW image below is one of my favourites so far, especially because it was a lucky shot. You walk the dog with some friends and there you go. The image was taken at the beach in Dublin, ... Read more here

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How to use Photoshop to Create a Dark Atmosphere – Example: The Dark Castle
Ireland is full of castles, some nicer than others. This one I found on a trip around the island – it was a horrid day; rain, wind, more rain, grey… But I had the chance to get a quick ... Read more here

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Using Colour in Photoshop – Example: The Mirror House
Here is another one from my London trip earlier this year! Must say, I love all those super fancy glass buildings in this city. I am sure this one is super famous and has a name everybody knows… but you know, no idea, hehe.
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Using Photoshop to Process your Images – Example: Igloo Flowers
London is a busy place!
And when I say busy, I mean its just so big – every time I turned, I got lost somewhere. So I ended up in those tunnels (god knows where) and wasn’t able to find an exit for quite ... Read more here

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Using Photoshop to Edit your Images – Example: Punch & Judy
Just the other week I spend some days in London – love that place! There is so much one can take images from, its just incredible. So, one night I had some beers at Covent Garden and – normally when I relax ... Read more here

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How to Use Photoshop to bring Magic into the Landscape – Example: Glendalough
Todays image shows a lake about an hour south of Dublin, Ireland. This one was awesome to process in Photoshop, lots of colours and curves! Here is the final result:
and here the original:
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How to Play with Colours in Photoshop – Example: Little Castle
Colours. Its can be great fun to play with them for hours! Thats what I did in this image I took somewhere in Paris this year. You wouldn’t happen to know the name of the castle?
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Using Photoshop to Create a Dramatic Scene – Example: The Louvre
I am a massive fan of the Louvre! Inside and outside, hehe. When I was there recently I was kind of lucky getting a nice and cloudy sky which was mirrored in the glass of the small pyramid.
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How to Use Photoshop to Edit Your Images – Example: Fire Garden
You now, when you sit in a car and you drive around and you see a super cool sunset – you hit the break (yes, on the street, hehe) and jump out and take a quick snap. Thats what I did ... Read more here